Faisal Al Mutar was at his home in New York City when he saw the first hints of what would become a tidal wave of Arabic-language coronavirus conspiracy content spreading online. He redirected his organization to join the fight against misinformation.
He has his own painful history with extremism. During his teenage years in west Baghdad, both his brother and his cousin were killed by al Qaeda. Their killings, in the midst of widespread sectarian bloodshed in Iraq, motivated him to set up the group and begin establishing a network of young, like-minded Arab liberals. Their goal is to vastly expand the amount of information available in their mother tongue.
By the beginning of March, many of Ideas Beyond Borders’ 120 translators and content creators across the Middle East had set aside their anti-extremism work to focus full time on creating information resources about the pandemic. The group formed teams in Syria, Iraq, Egypt and Lebanon. Ideas Beyond Borders staff deliver aid boxes in Mosul, Iraq in May 2020. Each box contains washable masks, food, and a letter urging people to take public health advice seriously.One of the young translators in Syria said she was convinced they were making a positive difference.
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